I smell death hoax. I mean, it's Thompson- if there's anyone that would want to be around to witness the circus of their own death, it's him.

Also, he should have died of some kind of excess, like drugs, fiery car crash, or AK-47 hunting accident. Suicide at 67 makes no sense for a guy like him, unless he had a painful terminal illness or pending mob hit or something.

I'm probably wrong, but if I'm right and it's a successful hoax, we'll never know the difference.